Since 2001, UK average house prices have risen by an astonishing 187.2% across the UK, while in London the figure is 247.6%. Looking back at the people that bought in those first few years of the new Millennium, few of those buying or selling property in 2001 could have forecast…
The headlines. Lincoln rents up by 7.1% in the last 12 months, Lincoln house prices up 11.7% in the last 12 months, Lincoln landlords helped by ultra-low mortgage rates and a stamp duty holiday, Yet, some landlords in Lincoln anxious about a possible end to no fault evictions, New EPC…
Finding your next Lincoln property, be that for yourself to live in or as a Lincoln buy to let landlord, can sometimes be a scary task. You are possibly making one of the biggest purchases of your life, and you want to ensure you make the right choice. Buying your…
So, did you know 4,743 Lincoln homeowners are considering selling their Lincoln home between now and the summer of 2023? Reports in the press suggest 1 in 5 homeowners are considering moving home in the next 18 months. This will change the dynamics of selling your home in Lincoln, meaning…
Traditionally, if you had not sold your Lincoln home by the first week in November, you would normally have to wait for the house sellers to return in the famous Boxing Day rush on the portals (Rightmove, Zoopla etc) to get potential buyers interested. Yet matters have been different this…
House prices tend to rise with inflation, so with UK annual inflation hitting 4.2% last week, that’s good news, isn’t it? Yes and no – let me explain what it means for Lincoln homeowners. The year-on-year cost of living rose by 4.2% in October, its highest rate in almost a…
In recent articles on the Lincoln property market, I have been talking a lot about house prices over the last 12 months and 5 years in Lincoln. When it comes to newspapers talking about the property market, the headline most people look at is what is happening to house prices.…
How far would you go to help your child get on in the world? Many Lincoln parents move area to ensure their child gets into the best primary school, or to fund their university costs. Many of you reading this have even helped your children with the deposit for their…
With grocery, energy and other household prices/costs rising and hitting everyone’s back pocket, inflation (rising prices) may feel like an unimportant issue when it comes to the cost of keeping a roof over your head. Yet nothing could be further from the truth for many Lincoln homeowners and Lincoln landlords.…
The stamp duty tax holiday is over, furlough finished at the end of September, unemployment is due to rise, and inflation is rife … is this the end of the post lockdown Lincoln property boom? Surely, we are heading for house price correction? Forecasting what will happen in the Lincoln…
As Lincoln’s property market shifts and grows, sellers who’ve been on the market a while often face a tricky question: when to tweak the asking price—and by how much—to spark new interest. With the number of homes for sale in Lincoln’s LN1 to LN6 postcodes jumping from 1,595 in March…
Understanding what is really going on in the Lincoln property market is key to cutting through the noise and seeing the true picture–both locally and nationally. Despite the near constant doom and gloom headlines predicting a housing crash since September 2022, the statistics tell a very different story. The British…
In today’s Lincoln property market, the Bank of Mum and Dad remains a powerful force — and it’s only grown more influential. For many first-time buyers in Lincoln, parental help is not just a boost, it’s often the key to the front door. But is this a sign of generosity?…